Curcnlionidae from various parts of Australia. '203 



prothorax and alternate interstices of elytra. Under surface witli scattered 

 aiul tliiniier suppleinentary scales. 



Head not depressed hetweeii eyes. Eostruni nioderately long-, ratlier 

 tliin, ahnost parallel-sided; densely punctate, punctures (except at extreme 

 apex) concealed. Scape short, stout, inserted one-third from base of rostrum, 

 not half the lengtli of fnnicle and club combined. Prothorax transversa, 

 sides from near apex gently round ed and increasing- to base, base strongly 

 bisinuate; deeply excavated along- niiddle but not to extreme base or apex, 

 the excavation feeble narrowed in middle; constriction distinct on each 

 side in front, a depression on each side of base. Elytra subcordate, 

 not mncli Avider tlian prothorax ; suture and alternate interstices distinctly 

 raised ; striate-punctate (or foveate), punctures partially concealed. Basal 

 Segment of abdomen with a semicircular row of large punctures, which 

 are almost concealed by clothing. Femora edentate; widely and feebly 

 grooved. Length 5 mm. 



Hab.: Queensland, Gayndah, Peak Downs (Hamburg Museum), 

 Cairns (Macleay Museum); N. S. Wales, Illawarra (Australian 

 and Macleay Museums). 



Nearly all the specimens before nie are covered with numerous 

 small ticks on the lower surface. 



Mitrastethus AustraMae, Lea. Hab.: Australia. 



Aocldes dovsaliSf Pasc. Hab. : N. S. W a 1 e s , Sydney. 



Tychreus sellatus, PASC. Hab.: Australia. 



Ti/chreus fascUulntHs, Lea. Hab. : N. S. W a 1 e s , Sydney. 



Meuios intet'iiatus, PASC. Hab.: Australia. 



PeHssoiis ro highiosuSf Lea. Hab. : Q u e e n s 1 a n d , R o c k h a m p t o n . 



Tyrtaeosus ichthyosomuSf Lea. Hab.: Queensland, Peak 

 Downs. 



Isorhynchides. 



Lobotraehelus stlyma, PASC. 



This species lias the apex of the elytra very narrowly tipped with 

 red, a character not mentioned by Pascoe. The species is widely 

 distributed as there are specimens in the MACLEAY Museum from 

 Gayndah (the original locality) and N. W. Australia; others in the 

 Hamburg Museum from Peak Downs and in my own collection from 

 Cairns and the Richmond River. 



Cossonides. 

 Cossonus lyraeustaSf Redt. 



Eingegangen im Dezember 1908. 



